"The PIJ is a Palestinian terrorist organisation committed to the destruction of Israel, says think tank Counter Extremism Project (CEP). 'PIJ is dedicated to eradicating Israel and establishing an autonomous Islamic Palestinian state in the lands...

"The reality probably lies somewhere in between, says Sofia Koller, a senior research analyst at the Counter Extremism Project, a non-profit organisation in New York. 'It would be wrong to say they were all naive, but also wrong to say they all knew...

New CEP Report: Extremism In Erdoğan’s AKP

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released a new report this week, Extremism in Erdoğan’s AKP, ahead of the Turkish general elections on Sunday. The report examines the rise and authoritarian turn of the Justice and Development Party (AKP)...

Nigeria Continues To Battle Islamist Extremists Despite Large-Scale Defections And Deradicalization Efforts

In the first quarter of 2023, more than 1,100 civilians and nearly 100 security officials were killed in Nigeria. Boko Haram and its offshoot, the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), were responsible for 22 percent, or 272, of civilian...

"'Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is a Palestinian Islamist terrorist group sponsored by Iran and Syria...PIJ is dedicated to eradicating Israel and establishing an autonomous Islamic Palestinian state in the lands currently comprising Israel, the...

Extremist Content Online: Instagram Accounts Used To Promote Far-Right Groups And Spread Pro-ISIS Content

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located accounts on Meta-owned Instagram...

Policy Brief: Islamist Groups Thriving In Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

This week, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) published a joint policy brief with the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), Security Risks Emanating From Afghanistan – Assessing The Islamist Terror Threat Post-August 2021, exploring...

CEP-KAS: Sahel Monitoring April 2023

This fifth monthly analytical report based on open source observations of Jihadi activities throughout the Sahel will focus on the most significant events that occurred in April 2023. The month of April partly overlapped with the holy month of...

Erdoğan Claims Turkish Operation Killed Global ISIS Chief

This week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the death of ISIS’s leader, Abu al-Hussain al-Hussaini al-Qurashi, during an operation carried out by Turkey’s National Intelligence Agency (MIT) in Syria. The U.S., however, has been unable...

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in April 2023

Following is the April 2023 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. A review of developments throughout 2022 and 2021 can be found here and here . The...